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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Realistically, the fairest thing that has any chance of happening would be for MCCPTA (or some other central organization, I guess, if there's some problem with MCCPTA, although I don't understand what the problem is) to either increase its dues amount significantly (with an exemption for PTAs under a certain budget) and redistribute that to schools based on need, or for school PTAs to contribute some set percentage of their budget to a central pool that's redistributed based on need.

Honestly it really ought to be one central fund countywide, but most parents are too selfish to contribute to something like that and would scream bloody murder at the idea that they can't use their money to contribute to their kid's school to give them an extra leg up.  So let them contribute to their own school knowing that, say, half of it will actually benefit the school, while at least having a *little* less of this ridiculous "the richer schools that need the least and are already the most desirable for teachers get lots of extra from their PTAs, and the poorer schools that need the most and are the least desirable for teachers get nothing from their PTAs" situation...[/quote]

[b]Question is what happens to all the money MCCPTA gets and why don't they use some of that money to help some of the schools.[/b][/quote]

Exactly. Honestly, when 50% of our membership dues go to MCCPTA, we don't even push memberships anymore. We'd rather get straight donations, and you don't have to be a PTA member to donate. So for those of you against PTAs, remember, you don't have to be a member. You can just donate to your school PTA, and at least you know your money is going directly back to the school, teachers, or students. [/quote]

Or, you can buy stuff directly for your child’s classroom.  [/quote]

MCPS provides for everything needed for the curriculum. As a PTA we don't even buy supplies for teachers. They don't want it. [/quote]

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